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Coordinates in all four quadrants worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Fifteen questions on "coordinates in all four quadrants" — DfE statement A8. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.

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Coordinates in all four quadrants worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · A8 · Coordinates in all four quadrants · 15 questions

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1.The point F has x-coordinate −1 and lies 6 units above the x-axis. Write down the coordinates of F.
(a)(1, 6)
(b)(−1, 6)
(c)(−1, −6)
(d)(6, −1)
2.A point lies on the y-axis. What can be said about the x-coordinate of that point?
(a)y = 0
(b)x = 0
(c)x = 1
(d)x = y
3.The point A is at (5, −3). In which quadrant does A lie?
(a)the first quadrant
(b)the third quadrant
(c)the fourth quadrant
(d)the second quadrant
4.A point has coordinates (−6, 9). Work out the sum of the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate.
(a)15
(b)3
(c)−15
(d)−3
5.Point P has coordinates (5, 2). Point P is rotated 180° about the origin to point Q. Write down the coordinates of Q.
(a)(2, 5)
(b)(−5, −2)
(c)(−5, 2)
(d)(5, −2)
6.Work out the coordinates of the point halfway between (−9, −2) and (−1, −2).
(a)(−10, −2)
(b)(−5, −2)
(c)(−4, −2)
(d)(5, −2)
7.Point R has coordinates (3, −5). Point R is reflected in the line y = 2 to point S. Write down the coordinates of S.
(a)(3, 5)
(b)(−3, 9)
(c)(3, 9)
(d)(3, 7)
8.Write down the coordinates of the point that is 4 units to the left of the origin and 7 units up.
(a)(−4, −7)
(b)(7, −4)
(c)(−4, 7)
(d)(4, 7)
9.The point D has coordinates (3, −8). Write down the distance of D from the y-axis.
(a)8
(b)3
(c)11
(d)−8
10.Work out the coordinates of the midpoint of the line segment joining (−3, 5) and (7, 9).
(a)(2, 7)
(b)(4, 14)
(c)(5, 2)
(d)(2, 9)
11.A triangle has vertices at (1, 1), (1, 5) and (6, 1). Work out the area of the triangle.
(a)20
(b)15
(c)5
(d)10
12.A point has coordinates (x, y). In which two quadrants is the product x × y positive?
(a)the first and the fourth
(b)the first and the third
(c)the second and the fourth
(d)the first and the second
13.A park is drawn on a grid in which 1 unit represents 1 km. The car park is at the point (0, 0) and the lake is at the point (3, 5). Work out the direct distance, in km, from the car park to the lake, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
(a)5.8
(b)4.0
(c)8.0
(d)34.0
14.Point A has coordinates (4, −5). Point B has coordinates (4, 3). Work out the distance between A and B.
(a)8
(b)3
(c)−2
(d)0
15.ABCD is a parallelogram. A has coordinates (−3, 1), B has coordinates (2, 1) and C has coordinates (4, 4). Work out the coordinates of D.
(a)(1, 3)
(b)(−1, 3)
(c)(9, 4)
(d)(−1, 4)

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